New York · Private foundation
The Maxpoffle Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $44k
- Granted FY2018
- 11
- Grants FY2018
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
69% of The Maxpoffle Foundation’s FY2018 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2018 names 9 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $29,980
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 20
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 40% of the organizations The Maxpoffle Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 10 | $14k | 40% |
| FY2017 | 20 | $78k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriden Public Schools | $21,774 | 1 | n/a |
| Miami University Foundation | $16,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc | $8,500 | 2 | 0% |
| New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Inc | $2,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | $2,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Tipitinas Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Chicago | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation | $1,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Almira Stephan Memorial Playhouse Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriden Public Schools | $21,774 | 1 | n/a |
| Miami University Foundation | $16,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc | $8,500 | 2 | 0% |
| New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation Inc | $2,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | $2,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Tipitinas Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Chicago | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation | $1,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Almira Stephan Memorial Playhouse Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Harlem Stage Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Irish Repertory Theatre Companyinc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Intermed International Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The New Group Inc | $750 | 1 | 0% |
| The Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation Inc | $615 | 1 | 0% |
| Court Theatre Fund | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Meriden Youth Travel Baseball Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($25k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Maxpoffle Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Maxpoffle Foundation
- How much does The Maxpoffle Foundation give?
- The Maxpoffle Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $43,780 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Maxpoffle Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (79%), Education (13%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are The Maxpoffle Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Meriden Public Schools ($22k), Miami University Foundation ($16k), Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc ($9k).
- Does The Maxpoffle Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Maxpoffle Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Maxpoffle Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is The Maxpoffle Foundation based?
- The Maxpoffle Foundation is based in NY.
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